Long-period variations in gravity field caused by mantle anelasticity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 11243-11248

  Zhu, Yaozhong ^a   Shum, C K ^b   Cheng, M K ^b   Tapley, B D ^b   Chao, Benjamin Fong ^c  

^a Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA; EARTH TIDE; GRAVITY FIELD; MANTLE ANELASTICITY; SATELLITE; TIDAL DEFORMATION;

EID: 0002130540     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00111     Document Type: Article

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